|
 |
 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
|
|
| Unemployed persons |
no. |
2 858 |
2 596 |
2 859 |
2 301 |
2 147 |
| Unemployment rate |
% |
5.3 |
4.7 |
5.0 |
4.1 |
3.8 |
|
|
| Non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
10 451 |
12 416 |
- |
| Taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
70.0 |
95.4 |
- |
| Average taxable income (non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
6 695 |
7 683 |
- |
|
| Taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
48 627 |
47 835 |
- |
| Taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
2 543.3 |
2 705.6 |
- |
| Average taxable income (taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
52 303 |
56 561 |
- |
|
| Taxable and non-taxable individuals |
no. |
- |
- |
59 078 |
60 251 |
- |
| Taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$m |
- |
- |
2 613.3 |
2 801.0 |
- |
| Average taxable income (taxable and non-taxable individuals) |
$ |
- |
- |
44 235 |
46 489 |
- |
|
|
| Age Pension - Centrelink |
no. |
8 679 |
8 722 |
8 688 |
8 717 |
9 196 |
| Age Pension - DVA |
no. |
44 |
41 |
39 |
35 |
31 |
| Carers Payment |
no. |
222 |
245 |
259 |
292 |
317 |
| Disability Support Pension |
no. |
2 157 |
2 127 |
2 071 |
2 082 |
2 129 |
| Newstart Allowance |
no. |
1 070 |
1 092 |
1 040 |
929 |
839 |
| Parenting Payment - Single |
no. |
887 |
921 |
894 |
796 |
680 |
| Youth Allowances |
no. |
1 227 |
1 138 |
1 070 |
1 056 |
1 022 |
|
| Newstart Allowance - more than 365 days |
% |
52.1 |
50.2 |
53.2 |
55.0 |
56.1 |
|
|
| Average Wage and salary income |
$ |
43 476 |
45 348 |
46 862 |
48 635 |
- |
| Average Own unincorporated business income |
$ |
17 981 |
17 388 |
19 488 |
19 706 |
- |
| Average Investment Income |
$ |
4 269 |
4 626 |
5 235 |
5 830 |
- |
| Average Superannuation and annuity income |
$ |
21 197 |
22 227 |
23 715 |
26 076 |
- |
| Average other income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$ |
2 230 |
2 572 |
2 526 |
4 050 |
- |
|
| Total income (excl. Government pensions & allowances) |
$m |
2 345.7 |
2 488.4 |
2 659.0 |
2 848.0 |
- |
|
|
| Males |
% |
50.2 |
50.0 |
50.0 |
50.1 |
- |
| Females |
% |
49.8 |
50.0 |
50.0 |
49.9 |
- |
|
|
| Aged 15 years to 24 years |
% |
16.6 |
17.0 |
16.8 |
16.7 |
- |
| Aged 25 years to 34 years |
% |
25.8 |
25.7 |
25.8 |
26.2 |
- |
| Aged 35 years to 44 years |
% |
24.1 |
23.4 |
23.2 |
22.8 |
- |
| Aged 45 years to 54 years |
% |
19.9 |
19.7 |
19.6 |
19.4 |
- |
| Aged 55 years to 64 years |
% |
11.0 |
11.4 |
11.7 |
11.8 |
- |
| Aged 65 years and over |
% |
2.7 |
2.8 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
- |
|
|
| Managers and Administrators |
% |
10.8 |
10.8 |
11.2 |
11.0 |
- |
| Professionals |
% |
25.4 |
25.8 |
26.3 |
27.1 |
- |
| Associate Professionals |
% |
6.9 |
6.9 |
7.1 |
7.8 |
- |
| Tradespersons and Related Workers |
% |
6.2 |
5.9 |
5.8 |
5.7 |
- |
| Advanced Clerical and Service Workers |
% |
3.9 |
3.8 |
3.7 |
3.5 |
- |
| Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
16.6 |
16.8 |
17.2 |
17.6 |
- |
| Intermediate Production and Transport Workers |
% |
3.3 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
- |
| Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers |
% |
8.0 |
8.4 |
8.2 |
8.2 |
- |
| Labourers and Related Workers |
% |
5.3 |
5.5 |
5.3 |
5.2 |
- |
| Not Stated |
% |
13.6 |
12.8 |
11.9 |
10.8 |
- |
|
|
| Net worth per household |
$'000 |
677.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Aggregate household net worth |
$m |
25 743.3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Equivalised net worth |
$'000 |
429.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Assets per household |
$'000 |
772.7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Liabilities per household |
$'000 |
95.6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Debt to asset ratio |
% |
12.4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
|
| Non-employing businesses |
no. |
5 733 |
5 385 |
5 259 |
5 214 |
- |
| Employing businesses: 1 to 4 employees |
no. |
2 202 |
2 571 |
2 730 |
2 919 |
- |
| Employing businesses: 5 or more employees |
no. |
1 248 |
1 314 |
1 332 |
1 290 |
- |
| Total businesses |
no. |
9 183 |
9 270 |
9 321 |
9 423 |
- |
|
|
| Non-employing business entries |
no. |
1 215 |
1 059 |
990 |
1 032 |
- |
| Employing business entries |
no. |
468 |
576 |
513 |
522 |
- |
| Total business entries |
no. |
1 683 |
1 635 |
1 503 |
1 554 |
- |
|
|
| Non-employing business exits |
no. |
1 374 |
1 341 |
1 038 |
1 017 |
- |
| Employing business exits |
no. |
84 |
105 |
366 |
375 |
- |
| Total business exits |
no. |
1 458 |
1 446 |
1 404 |
1 392 |
- |
|
|
|